JF Robitaille and some friends...most notably Chris Wise, Andrew Johnston, Tavo Diez de Bonilla and Ainsley Mcwha. Murray Lightburn helped out on the new record.
"People should really stop complaining about the state of music and pick up the debut EP from this Montreal-born, NYC-based singer-songwriter."
- 4/5 STARS HOUR MAGAZINE (MONTREAL)
"The EP is a six-song collection of breezy, invigorating musical enlightenment, and each track is like downing an ice-cold glass of lemonade that immediately evokes a short, but sweet, state of pastoral daydreaming."
- 4/5 STARS SEE MAGAZINE (EDMONTON)
"A brilliant songwriter."
-CBC RADIO 3
"Both the pristine pop tunes and slow-bop ballads are clean and simple, and their light orchestration, pretty harmonies and pleasant melodies are contrasted by often dark, even depressed lyrics, a great device in the right hands, from Del Shannon to Morrissey to Robitaille."
-8/10 MONTREAL MIRROR
"Over fourteen minutes of near perfection .THE BLOOD IN MY BODY is one of the best records I have heard in a long time."
-QUITE LIGHT (CALGARY)
"Lyrically sincere and utterly charming. JF Robitaille could rise to be a Cohen for the new age; but with optimism, melody and a prettier voice."
-EXCLAIM MAGAZINE
"Audaciously catchy, lyrically loaded and penetrating, this elegiac set of songs are the sweet proof of an elegant marriage of poetry and refined folk."
-SIXEYES
"Crafting beautifully restrained, intelligent pop songs like those he's released on his long-awaited The Blood In My Body EP (out on New York label Rhythmbank Entertainment). Poetic but strikingly masculine."
- NOW MAGAZINE (Toronto)
"Folk at its finest!"
-I HEART MUSIC
"Exceeds all expectations for a new artist."
-SONGS ILLINOIS
"A great songwriter who sounds nothing like today, and more like yesterday and the future at the same time."
-EARFOOD
"Imagine docile singer-songwriter Jack Johnson, except with a book of Leonard Cohen poems in his hands, not a surfboard. Add a dash of indie-pop whimsy, and you have Montreal-born, Brooklyn-based Robitaille, a buzz artist for 2007."
-THE GLOBE AND MAIL.
What a great pleasure to discover your songs ! Your voice is beautiful, so is your music ! I wish you all the best in your musical career. Maybe one day I'll be lucky to see you in France !
Great poetic music,love the vocals. It's warm. Your voice(which sounds a bit british) gives exatly the right atmosphere for your songs.I love the song modern love.
Your band sounds great live. Not too polished/artificial-sounding, but not unprofessional in the least bit. I might have to come up to Canada for a concert sometime. =]
I never thought I'd say this, but December is just fabulous. (Comes as a surprise because right now I'm against all things cold.) Also, I the review from The Globe and Mail is right on. Leonard Cohen is my man so it only makes sense that there be a connection there.
so. i've gone and bought the blood in my body e.p. and i keep listening to it over and over and i thought i would let you know it's making me rather happy. i like it a lot. i like you a lot.
